Bill > H4003

This bill modifies the existing legal framework for the Greater Greenville Sanitation District by significantly changing its operational and financial capabilities. The bill restricts the district's ability to provide sanitation services outside its geographic boundaries after June 30, 2026, with an exception for existing intergovernmental agreements in place as of January 1, 2025. It also limits the district's development of a site along Highway 124, prohibiting landfill operations and restricting the waste transfer station to only handle waste collected within the district or from existing municipal service agreements. Additionally, the bill eliminates the commission's authority to charge property tax millage, allowing only sanitation fees, and mandates that the commission retire all existing general obligation bonds while restricting future bond issuance to revenue bonds only. The bill includes a standard severability clause, which means that if any part of the act is found unconstitutional, the remaining portions will remain valid, and it will take effect upon the Governor's approval.

https://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=4003&session=126&summary=B